Decorative device



March 20, 1934. A. WOLF DECORATIVE DEVICE Filed April 2. 1931 IN V ENTOR.

Patented Mar. 20, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Claims.

This'invention relates to decorative devices such as Christmas wreathsand is particularly directed to highly improved means for mounting anilluminating device on a wreath.

5 Among the objects of my invention is to provide a simple, strong andrugged device of the character described which shall be extremely cheapto manufacture, easy to manipulate, for mounting a candle simulatingtubular member on a wreath, and withal practical and efiicient to a highdegree.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in parthereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction,combinations of elements,

and arrangement of parts which will beexemplified in the constructionhereinafter described, and of which the scope of application will beindicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown one of the variouspossible illustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a wreath provided with a mountingdevice embodying the invention, with parts broken away to show theinterior construction;

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the mounting 3o device shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but showing a modified constructionof the mounting device;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the mounting device shown in Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 4, showing a still further modifiedconstruction of the mounting device;

Fig. '7 is a side view of the mounting device taken on line 7-7 of Fig.6;

Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 6, showing still another modifiedconstruction of the mounting device; and

Fig. 9 is a side elevational view of the mounting device taken on line9--9 of Fig. 8.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, 10 designates a decorative bodyhere shown in the form of an annular Christmas wreath of substantiallysemi-annular cross-section, and having a cardboard or like annular frame11 around 50 which is wound a decorative cord 12. Mounted on said wreath10 by means of a mounting device 15 embodying the invention, andhereinafter described in detail, is a tubular candle simulating member13 in the upper portion of which there 5 is fixed a lamp socket 14receiving an electric lamp 14a, here shown, for the purpose ofillustration, as being provided with a miniature candle flame simulatingtapering bulb.

Said mounting member 15 is preferably made of a single piece of ordinarystrong spring wire bent and shaped into general U-shape, and comprises apair of downwardly extending arms 16 and 17. The arm 16 comprises spacedportions 18 and 19 interconnected at the bottom by portion 20; and thearm 17 comprising spaced portions 21 and 22 interconnected at the bottomby portion 23. The portions 18 and 21 are interconnected at the top bythe portion 24 and the portions 19, 22 are interconnected at the topthereof by portion 25. The portions 18, 19 may be bowed outwardly in onedirection and the portions 21, 22 bowed outwardly in the oppositedirection. A portion of the wreath body 10 may be placed between saidarms 16, 17. The top portion of the arms 16 and 1'7 may then be insertedinto the lower end of the candle member 13, and said member pusheddownwardly for pressing the arms 16, 1'7 together, for tightly grippingthe wreath and clamping the candle thereto. 30

The mounting device 15 may be made of a single piece of wire and asleeve 27 fixed to one end 28 of the wire, for slidably receiving theadjacent end 29 of said wire, thus forming a continuous member.

In Figs. 4 and 5 there is shown another embodiment of the invention inthe form of a, mounting device 30 of general U-shape comprising upwardlyextending arms 31 and 32. The arm 31 may comprise spaced wire portions33 and 34 interconnected at the top by portion 35. The arm 32 maycomprise two parallel spaced wire portions 36 and 37. The wire portions36. 3'7 preferably form extensions of the wire portions 33 and 34respectively, whereby the entire mounting device may be made of a singlepiece of spring wire. The portions 33 and 34 are preferably bent intosemi-circular shape whereas the wire portions 36 and 37 are straight.The wreath may thus be placed between arms 31 and 32 and the upperportions of said arms 31, 32 thereafter pressed together and insertedinto the tubular member 13, said arms being retained by said member inposition for tightly gripping the body of said wreath. It will be notedthat the arm 32 will be disposed against the rear portion 01' the wreathwhereas the curved wire portions 33,

34 will extend about the front semi-circular portion of the wreath.

In the modification shown in Figs. 6 and '7,

the mounting device 40 is likewise made of a single piece of bent andshaped spring wire forming a generally U-shaped loop having upwardlyextending arms 41, 42 adapted to receive the wreath body therebetween.The arm 42 comprises a pair of upstanding spaced wire ends 45, 46adapted to be inserted within the tubular member 13, whereas the arm 41comprises wire portions 43 and 44 adapted to receive the lower end ofsaid member therebetween. and interconnected by a substantiallysemi-annular curved portion 47 disposed in a plane substantiallyperpendicular to the plane of said arm and engaging the outer side ofsaid member. The arm 41 thus presses against the inner surface of aportion of said member 13, in one direction, and the arm-42 presses theouter surface of said portion in the opposite direction, thus clampingthe tube firmly in place on the wreath. The arms 41, 42 must be pressedtogether to permit the arm 42 to enter the inside of the tube andportion 47 to embrace the outside of the tube as illustrated in Fig. 6.The wreath body is thus clamped by said arms which are retained inclamping position by the tubular member 13.

It will now be clearly understood that the mounting devices are providedwith a pair of arms adapted to grip the wreath body therebetween, andthat each arm comprises two spaced wire portions whereby the body isgripped at spaced portions thereon, for firmly mounting the illuminatingunit thereon. Furthermore, the mounting devices are of general U-shapehaving arms adapted to be pressed together for tightly gripping thewreath body and are adapted to be retained in gripping position by thecandle simulating member.

In Figs. 8 and 9 there is shown a mounting device 50 likewise made ofsprin wire and having a coiled tubular portion 51 from which thereextends a pair of arms 52 and 53 adapted to receive the wreath bodytherebetween. Themember 50 may likewise be made of a single piece ofwire. To this end, there extends from the coil 51 a wire portion 55 bentupwardly as at 56 to form the arm 52. Extending from the portion 56 is awire portion 5'? likewise bent backwardly as at 58 to form the secondarm 53. The arms 52 and 53 are so shaped as to tightly grip the wreathbody therebetween and the tubular coiled portion 51 is of such diameteras to tightly grip the interior of the tubular member 13 whereby saidmember may be firmly mounted on the wreath.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which theseveral objects of this invention are achieved, and which is welladapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention,and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth,it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in theaccompanying drawing, is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in alimiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. A Christmas wreath comprising, in combination, a wreath body, atubular candle simulating member, a socket attached to the upper end ofsaid member, conductors attached to the terminals of said socket andextending through the lower end of said member, and means for mountingsaid member on the wreath body, comprising a resilient member havingarms disposed about said body to grip the same, portions of said armsbeing inserted within the lower end of said tubular member for retainingsaid arms in gripping position.

2. In combination with an annular wreath and a tubular candle simulatingmember, means for mounting said member on said wreath comprising amember made of a single piece of bent and shaped wire having a pair ofupstanding arms receiving a portion of said wreath therebetween. eacharm comprising a pair of spaced wires, said arms being interconnected atthe bottom thereof, the wire portions of one of said arms beinginterconnected at the top thereof, and the top portions of both of saidarms being inserted into the bottom end. of said tubular member forcausing said arms to grip said portions of said wreath.

3. In combination with a wreath, a tubular candle simulating member, andmeans for mounting said member on said wreath comprising a substantiallyU-shaped member having a pair of upstanding arms, receiving a portion ofsaid wreath therebetween, the upper end of one of said arms beinginserted into said tubular member, and the upper end of said other armextending about the exterior of said tubular member, said arms beingadapted to grip opposite surfaces of a portion of said candle.

4. In combination witha body, and a tubular member, means for mountingsaid tubular member on said body, comprising a U-shaped member havingclamping arms engaging opposite sides of said body, and adapted to bepressed together for gripping said body, the free ends of said armsengaging said tubular member for supporting the latter and retainingsaid arms in gripping position.

5-. A Christmas wreath comprising, in combination, a wreath body, atubular candle simulating member, and means for mounting said member onsaid wreath comprising a U-shaped member having arms disposed onopposite sides of said wreath, and the free ends of said arms'being inengagement with said candle simulating member for retaining said arms ingripping position.

ABRAHAM WOLF.

